bullish

adjective

bull·​ish ˈbu̇-lish 

 also  ˈbə-

1

: suggestive of a bull (as in brawniness)

2

a

: marked by, tending to cause, or hopeful of rising prices (as in a stock market)

a bullish market

bullish policies

bullish investors

b

: optimistic about something's or someone's prospects

bullish on the company's future

bullishly adverb

bullishness noun

Examples of bullish in a Sentence

Members of her party are bullish about her reelection.

They are bullish about the future of the product.

Recent Examples on the Web

With no promise of cheap new money coming from central banks, and tech investors split on whether AI spending is bullish or bearish, BofA published the results of its monthly fund manager survey. —Jim Edwards, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025

Wall Street analysts remained bullish across the board, with the ones highlighted below raising their price targets. —Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025

Such a bullish market condition has led to visible business improvement in the third quarter of 2025 for some leading players, including LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Hermès, and L’Oréal. —Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025

Wall Street analysts are bullish on the company, according to Bloomberg. —Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1